Joshua believed No. 3’s guess.
Miss Artificial Intelligence originally did not know how to use the words "doubt", "maybe" and "maybe". There were very few ambiguous intermediate states in her logic, almost none. However, due to long-term contact with humans, No. 3 learned to The use of these words does not mean that the essence of her logic will change.
Her suspicions and guesses were actually 100% certain, and euphemisms could not change the facts.
"do you died."
Joshua tilted his head and looked to the west of the main city of Moldavia in a daze, his eyes fixed on the mansion where Alfonso Carlos originally lived: "Come to think of it, it's been two years."
It has been two years since he traveled through time and came to this world. In the past two years, he has changed many things and changed the fate of many people. Although Joshua did not deliberately protect or protect anything, there are very few people who died for no reason because of him, and it can even be said that there are almost none. Fang Suo may be the first.
Two years is not a long time. The soldier still remembers the middle-aged businessman who gave him a kind reminder on that winter day when the first snow fell. Alfonso is a man of good character, ambitious, courageous, decisive and excellent in speaking skills. Joshua is relieved to have him control his own property. The soldier could see that this man believed in contracts and responsibilities and could not betray him, so the power entrusted to Alfonso became greater and greater.
But he died. Maybe it was because of this that he died.
No one would target, deliberately murder an ordinary businessman and conceal his death. It didn't take a brain, even if Joshua was thinking on his knees, he could tell that the person behind the conspiracy must be doing this to target the Radcliffe family, that is, to target him.
"More than a week ago, I was in the Holy Mountain, and His Majesty Israel happened to be leaving."
Joshua looked at the streets with people coming and going, his voice was calm, and no emotion could be heard: "Master Nostradamus is studying the black blood plague with the group of imperial mages at the Winter Castle Management Academy, and Kaol The power of the Si family also dispersed as Brandon went to Moldova. Indeed, in the eyes of some people, this is probably when my power is at its lowest, and this is the most suitable time to cut off my arms."
No. 3 did not speak. The keen artificial intelligence could see that Joshua's body was really lifeless. The opponent's heartbeat was slow and steady, his breathing was calm and powerful, and the blood flowed in the blood vessels along with the surging life energy. All the soldier's physical signs were so normal... that it made her feel scared.
"Alfonso is just an ordinary human being. His strength is so weak that it can be ignored. Killing him will not leave many traces. By concealing it for a period of time through forged reports and communications, most of the clues will be cut off naturally." Not noticing No. 3's expression, Joshua whispered to himself: "But why? Why would someone target me?"
His tone was low, and a heavy sense of doubt echoed in the air.
The panic from the soul-instinct spreads deep in the soul of artificial intelligence.
No. 3 felt an invisible energy that she could not detect at all was interfering with the magic projection, causing her body to begin to fluctuate and distort like a picture in the water.
This was just caused by Joshua's instinctive mental fluctuations. His anger inadvertently stirred the invisible elements and magic in the atmosphere, and even activated their activity, causing the temperature on the roof of the entire Lord's Mansion tower to gradually rise. , and even produced a magical flash like an aurora.
Just when No. 3's magic projection was about to dissipate, Joshua turned his head and noticed this situation. He immediately reached out his hand to help the artificial intelligence stabilize its body. The restlessness of the elements was calmed down, and Joshua calmed down, making all the strange images around him disappear. He smiled apologetically, and No. 3 calmly took over the conversation after stabilizing his body: "Joshua, for You always have a lot of people.”
She didn't mind this little accident. Instead, she floated in front of the soldier and spoke out the reasons one by one like a treasure trove: "The Radcliffe family is one of the exclusive ore suppliers of the five legions directly under the emperor, occupying a large area. Part of the profit pie, it’s not surprising that other ore merchants are targeting you. This is one. Second, your family’s industry is gradually transforming and is preparing to take over the entire production chain. Old businessmen related to weapons and armor also regard Radcliffe. A thorn in the side of the family."
Most of the reasons that followed were related to interests. After hearing this, Joshua was not surprised. Every noble and businessman has countless natural competitors, also known as enemies. In the empire, the cake has not grown bigger. Previously, everyone's share was fixed, and only by robbing others could one grow stronger.
The same is true for his industry. Previously, Warrior and Alfonso were snatching market share from established arms merchants, which must have caused dissatisfaction among most people. And as long as Alfonso dies and the Radcliffe family's industry falls into chaos, others will naturally replace the Sword Hand's share of the market.
During the period between Alfonso's death and his discovery, many shares may have been taken away under the control of the other party. The further back the delay, the greater the loss will be.
In addition to interests, No. 3 also gave several political reasons.
The contradiction between the royal faction and the aristocratic faction, the contradiction between the civilian mages and the aristocratic academy, the contradiction between the local nobles in the imperial capital and the foreign nobles, the contradiction between the northern faction and the southern faction, the contradiction between the new nobles and the old nobles, the contradiction between the military nobles and the traditional nobles, and the commercial nobles Disputes... The great empire of Nuo has many mountains. There are countless different factions competing with each other in each field. Take the four small northern territories as an example. Some are close to the royal family, some are close to the church, and some are fighting against the royal mage. There are those who have a tacit understanding of the association, and there are those who are dedicated to being the emperor of the country.
The human heart is so changeable. Due to the growth of princes and princesses, many factions began to gradually divide, and each secretly supported different princes. This can be regarded as a big faction.
"The Radcliffe family has attracted the attention of the entire empire because of your activity. This will certainly make us gain great fame, but it will also attract a lot of criticism. Joshua, don't underestimate your own reputation, Carlos. It's even possible that your husband's death was assassinated by your other subordinates in order to gain power, just to get your attention. This is not impossible."
As No. 3 spoke, he floated to the side of the warrior, and Joshua stretched out his left hand so that the other party's petite body could sit on his arm. He turned his head and looked at Miss Artificial Intelligence, frowning: "Unexpectedly Has it come to this?"
"Of course it has reached this point." No. 3 shook his head slightly and sighed softly: "How many extremely powerful people are there in the empire? How many are there in the entire Mycroft continent? As the youngest extremely powerful person in history, you, It can be said that the future is bound to advance to the level of legend. Many people will not dare to offend you because of this, but there are still a small number of brave people who want to test your ability."
"In the eyes of those people, this may be just a small temptation. It doesn't matter to assassinate a person. The administrators sent to the imperial capital can be said to be indifferent to a large noble family with extremely powerful people. It doesn't matter. It will cause too much retaliation, and it can also clearly see the strength and reaction of you and the family behind you, so that they can plan their next move."
"Next step?"
Hearing No. 3 say this, Joshua couldn't help but sneer, as if he heard some big joke: "Won't it cause too much revenge?"
He did not continue speaking, but glanced coldly in the direction of the imperial capital, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
—Of course not, there’s never a next step.
Hearing the warrior talking to himself, the artificial intelligence sitting on the opponent's arm blinked, and then laughed silently.
-Those people don't understand you. They think you are an ordinary noble, an ordinary warrior, an ordinary person who can be tested, guessed, and pondered.
They are wrong. No. 3 thought so, and she watched the light in Joshua's eyes gradually light up and become as bright as burning. No. 3 knew that this was a sign that the warrior was starting to get serious. His anger was burning in his heart, accumulating strength.
For the first time in its heart, the artificial intelligence felt a trace of pity for those enemies who still didn't know who they were. It was pity for the ignorant, arrogant, reckless, and extremely arrogant people who were destined to die.
-They never know what they are getting into.
There is another update around noon.
(End of chapter)